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The Dartmouth
August 9, 2026
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College considers residential changes

Dennis Ng / The Dartmouth Staff The College's residential education office is exploring new ways to promote diversity and community learning on campus through integrated learning environments, which would incorporate academic experiences into other facets of students' lives. Over the past year, residential education has examined ways to increase the number of integrated learning communities on campus. "Integrative learning is the ability to understand and connect meaning between all the experiences at college," residential education director Michael Wooten said.


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Nearly 500 Duke University students gathered Wednesday afternoon to protest an Asian-themed party hosted by Kappa Sigma fraternity on Feb.


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Benjamin gives talk on US foreign policy

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Rebecca Schantz / The Dartmouth While serving as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's top counterterrorism advisor, Daniel Benjamin investigated Iran's plot to assassinate Saudi ambassador Adel al-Jubeir in Washington, D.C., and gave foreign policy recommendations during the Arab Spring.


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Campus org. strategizes divestment campaign

Divest Dartmouth, a student-run organization that recently launched its official campaign, met yesterday to gather support to pressure the College to withdraw investments from fossil fuel extracting companies. The meeting attracted nearly 30 students, and the group discussed their hopes for and concerns about the campaign.


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College releases mobile applications

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Dartmouth's four mobile applications have yet to be widely used by the student body, but they offer access to course materials, a steamlined interface to the Dartmouth website and closer connections to campus news. The applications include Blackboard Mobile Learn and Dartmouth Sports, which connects users to Big Green athletic news.




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Following a large-scale cheating scandal, approximately 70 undergraduate students were forced to withdraw temporarily from Harvard University last Friday, the Harvard Crimson reported.




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College markets itself through website, video, campus visits

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In order to attract prospective students, the Admissions Office employs a wide-ranging outreach effort that includes maintaining the admissions website, broadcasting video chats, meeting with visitors on campus and conducting recruitment trips, according to admissions director Paul Sunde.


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President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of senators have proposed separate immigration reform measures to help illegal immigrants who are studying in the United States attain citizenship and allow international students to remain in the country to work after graduating from American universities, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.



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Geisel accepts juniors through early assurance

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Five members of the Class of 2014 breathed a sigh of relief on Jan. 30 after discovering that they had been accepted into the Geisel School of Medicine through its early assurance program. The program, which launched this academic year, provides binding admittance to Geisel for Dartmouth students in their junior year. Applications to the program were due in October, with interviews and application review occurring throughout November and December.


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Former DHMC resident files lawsuit

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Former resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Thersia Knapik has filed a lawsuit against the hospital, claiming that she was wrongfully terminated for reporting a coworker for ethics violations.



Evelyn Ellis, vice president of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, addresses the crowd at the Social Justice awards on Friday at the Hanover Inn.
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College honors social activists

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Jin Lee / The Dartmouth Staff Amidst the modern decor of the recently renovated Hanover Inn, members of the Dartmouth community gathered this past Friday to recognize three individuals, a student organization and a Dartmouth family for their outstanding contributions to public service at this year's annual Social Justice Awards. The awards ceremony featured a wide array of groups and individuals dedicated to public health, education, social advocacy and volunteering. The first of the honorees was the Dartmouth Graduate Veterans Association, which was presented with the student organization award. The group was recognized for its commitment to community service.



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Returns on endowments declined by an average of 0.3 percent across 831 private and public higher education institutions for the 2012 fiscal year, marking the third time in five years that returns have declined, Inside Higher Education reported.


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Skiway hosts Special Olympics for 11th year

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Smiling faces abounded at Dartmouth Skiway's lodge as Special Olympic athletes socialized with one another and waited in anticipation for their events to start. Over 90 athletes across 13 teams and over 120 supporters gathered at the skiway for the annual Upper Valley Winter Special Olympics on Saturday, according to director Jim Beattie.